Virtual Reality describes the apparatus, and the merging of reality with simulation, or even simulacra of our physical sensoria.
Hyper-reality describes the meta nature of our culture, media, and society. Imagine this: consuming a video of Zuck talking about VR headsets whilst wearing a VR headset, whilst inside Facebook headquarters, all inside your Facebook timeline.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperreality
Virtual Reality describes the apparatus, and the merging of reality with simulation, or even simulacra of our physical sensoria.
Hyper-reality describes the meta nature of our culture, media, and society. Imagine this: consuming a video of Zuck talking about VR headsets whilst wearing a VR headset, whilst inside Facebook headquarters, all inside your Facebook timeline.